And so it came to pass that everyone got at least a small part of what they deserved, and Selkie managed to avoid it all by being smart and watching from on high.
In which, the only appropriate thing to say is …
“DANCE, PUPPETS! DANCE!” http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2005-10-16

Heh, I’ve thought about this a little bit. Her reaction to plant matter is due to digestive system incompatibilities. She also generally dislikes the smell but is used to it so doesn’t comment much (like when her neighbor was smoking fruit-scented e-cigarettes in the hallway and Selkie didn’t bat an eye). Inhaling tobacco or other smokeable matter wouldn’t trigger her vomit reaction anymore so than any other first-time smoker.

A bigger question would be the effects of tar build-up on breathing organs built to handle water. I tentatively suspect that, provided regular gill flushes go uninterrupted, sarnothi might actually be somewhat more RESILENT to the effects of smoking by virtue of water-flushing tar buildup out of their gills. There’s also their strong immune systems to consider here, too.

I would think those substances are just as terrible an idea for her as they would be for anyone else. As to medical prescription exceptions, I’m afraid I haven’t done enough biology research to say but tentatively my leaning is a “no.”

Actually, dogs are omnivorous. They prefer meat, but a couple millennia of hanging out with humans has broadened their ability to handle plant matter. Dogs can survive indefinitely on a primarily vegetarian diet, unlike an obligate carnivore such as a cat which will die relatively quickly on such a diet. Whether or not a long term vegetarian diet is in their best interests is still being studied but there is a very distinct difference.

Oh Amanda, don’t you know that “How long ya been there?” is code for “I did more than I’m going to admit.” and that there is only one possible answer to that question, which itself is code for “Admit everything!”?